# N298BA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, registration cancelled 1999-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (registry code 1360308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G60EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G60EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 968215
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1996
- Last registry action: April 20, 1999
- Mode S code: A3134C
- Owners when cancelled: [Michaelis David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHAELIS%20DAVID%20E), [Pecsi James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PECSI%20JAMES%20A), [Smith Joseph P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOSEPH%20P)
- Location: [Warminster, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Warminster)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2171° N, 75.0728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18974, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N298BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=298BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N298BA-1999-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA097), Apr 21, 1998: Let L-23 Super Blanik (N298BA), Pipersville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on an approach to an off-airport landing area, which resulted in a lack of airspeed and/or altitude to reach the intended landing area…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980421007399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980421007399A), Apr 21, 1998: Let L23SUPERBLAN (N298BA), Pipersville, PA, Substantial damage. Lost sight of airport. Tried for an open area. Stalled. Hit a tree and side of a barn. (-23) Mr. Summa, the PIC of glider N298BA, stated after soaring for…

## Other aircraft with N298BA

- [Cancelled 2023-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N298BA-2023-10-28): Let L 33 SOLO, S/N 960411, built 1996. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Pueblo, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Pueblo)

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